Anyway, anyone know how Bowie's doing these days? His health wasn't too good there for a while I think. The Shreck version is aweful. The girl singing is annoying. Bowie sounds okay, but they changed the whole feel of the song. But hey, at least little kids are getting exposed to great music!

Okay, I just read about it. It seems it was one of his many personas. He seems to explore and dabble in a lot of different things. They guy is a buddhist. Very non-violent. I think he does these things to shock people. Like announcing he was gay in 1973 and then in the early '80's saying he's giving it up. He's sort of an avant garde artist. I wouldn't take anything he does so seriously. Think about Lennon and how he tried to shock people with outrageous statements and movements. (and Yoko) I don't know. That's my perspective on it after reading about the guy. He's odd though that's for sure. I'm not trying to change anyone's opinion of him by the way. Just stating what I think. Which of course could be wrong since I didn't research everything out there.

Okay, I just read about it. It seems it was one of his many personas. He seems to explore and dabble in a lot of different things...Think about Lennon and how he tried to shock people with outrageous statements and movements.

You're right. The thing is, Bowie actually admitted that it was John who inspired him. Remember when John first found Dylan? He'd dress like Dylan and only play his music, till he kind of understood how it worked. Bowie's transformations also worked that way..